Among racial and ethnic groups, Black women had the highest rates.Maternal mortality rates in the United States fell in 2022 after at least three years of continuous increases, new federal data shows.
This is a drop from the 1,205 women that died in 2021 with a rate of 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Maternal mortality rates also fell significantly for several racial/ethnic groups in 2022 including Black, white and Hispanic women. However, the 2022 rate for Black women of 49.5 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births was significantly higher than the rate for white women at 19.0 and Hispanic women at 16.9.
She said the reasons are multi-factorial, but systemic racism in the health care industry, due to lack of representation, may be playing a role. Previous studies have shown that risk factors associated with maternal mortality in older women include smoking during pregnancy, inadequate use of prenatal care, concurrent medical conditions such as hypertension, and previous pregnancy problems.
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